News

Resources for Teachers and Parents

News, Statistics, Departments of Education

• News
  • Educators Net - Good source of education news - and a search engine too.
  • EdNet Briefs - Free weekly newsletters about events in education. Also links to education web sites.
• Federal Government Education Sites
  • The U.S. Department of Education - News, programs, grant information, and links to educational sites.
  • Education Resource Organization Directory - Directory of "organizations that provide information and assistance on a broad range of education-related topics." From the US Department of Education.
  • Teacher Certification Requirements - Links to certification requirements for most of the 50 states.
  • Influenza Prevention and Control - Classrooms full of sneezy, wheezy students? Check out the flu news from the Center for Disease Control Prevention.
• New Hampshire Resources
  • The New Hampshire Department of Education
  • NHEON - New Hampshire Educators Online. State standards, lesson plans, links, and more.
  • The Concord School District Homepage - District news, and links to the administrative units in the district.
• Educational Studies and Statistics
  • The National Center for Educational Statistics
  • Quality Counts 2000 - Who Should Teach? - A survey of the current state of teacher education, recruitment, and salaries. The saddest statement in the executive summary is "The brightest novice teachers, as measured by their college-entrance exams, were the most likely to leave".
  • Quality Counts - A 1999 survey of the state of education in America. Grades for each state are given for teacher preparation, student achievement, school climate, and other indicators. By Education Week and funded by the Pew Charitable Trust.
• The Problems and Perils of Growing up in American 2001.
  • Home-Alone America - The difficulties faced by American children who are raising themselves. Another possible title is Why have All the Mothers Gone? An article by Mary Eberstadt in Policy Review.